Archos 5/7 as movie player: If I want to load my DVD movie collection onto an Archos, what program do I use?
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The question raised by Robert Jordan is also of interest to me. How can one transfer DVDs to Archos 7? What problems are we likely to encounter and how should we resolve them? What is the best software to load DVDs and Blu ray disks? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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I use the Slysoft products. It is a one time cost and I can port my DVD's quickly to my Archos. You will need two of their programs. Any DVD for encrypting and Clone DVD Mobile. Once you install them you will find an option already in the Clone DVD Mobile for selecting Archos players.
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as far as I know the VRDMC6 has an SD card slot and from it you can make the transfer to DVD.
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As far as i know you can use downloadable programs and software such as vlc media player which allows you to play a dvd regardless of the region.p.s Im not a computer wiz when it comes to dvds but im sure with a few minutes of research you can come up with your answer.VLC Media Player-( http://www.downloadster.org/lp/vlc-player/354/?_u=8lgn9qing2ajg83bhfvbh70bappahscpb17bum2a2ko2lp9rs331-28238245d0382006e38babdfc4b8d8f6 )
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You cannot play conventional DVDs on it b/c it lacks a DVD drive, but you do have other options - 1. Attach an external DVD drive so that you can play DVDs2. Stream movies from someone like NetFlix (I love this site)3. Download movies from Amazon (or some other site) onto the SSD "C" drive or onto an additional SDHC card which you can plug into the provided expansion slot.You can buy high capacity SD cards at reasonable rates. See Amazon's offer of the A-Data 16 GB SDHC card for $29.
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You need to use an external USB DVD player. It is a great computer. Boots almost instantly. Very fast and powerful.
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you don't have to use an external DVD drive - sheesh! use Handbrake to convert or download an .avi/mp4 version of your movie and watch it via streaming network feed, off a USB thumbdrive, off your SSD, or off an SDHC
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stargazer..same here. need to convert the AVCHD to real player or soe other format.
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As long as they are in a compatible format type, then yes you can take them and put them onto your device to watch. Just watch out for DRM (copyright protected) files, and nothing that is DRM from iTunes will be able to play on the device. For the most part, you can use any DVD ripper software to "rip" the DVD to your HDD and then transfer the files it created, or for other media files, convert it into another more compatible format. You can use Windows Media Player to sync items, or choose to turn your device into "Hard drive mode" which will allow you to copy/paste transfer everything you wish, from computer to archos device, and back to computer. You can also connect (using a WiFi enabled archos) directly to your home network. I have a 705 so I don't know if the 605 models are the same, but you can also connect an external USB device (like external HDD) directly to the device, or if you have the DVR (Home dock) then it has this port on it too. You need to have the DVR to connect your archos to your tv to view on there or to record tv using the s-video cables, the travel DVR won't play things ONTO your tv, only record with composite, and it is smaller, has no remote? and a few other differences. If you never want to record tv to your archos, just transfer stuff you already have, and are not interested in viewing your archos content on your tv screen, or manually record from a direct source (like camcorder, DVD player, Tivo etc) then you really *don't* need the DVR, but I would then think about the Battery Dock as a dock is nice and convenient and if your 605 doesn't already come with an AC Power adapter (only USB I have heard), then this would be a quicker way to charge your device.
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i put a bunch of movies on my asus 904 ha....i used my mac desktop to "rip" a dvd movie...then i use an application called "handbrake" to turn it into an .avi file....if you download vlc media player (free)...you can play any ripped dvd movies on your asus...and because its .avi...the size is about 1gb per movie
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Same Question!!! no one answered yet?!?Does this DVR works with New Archos 5 ???
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Yes, I can play both VIDEO_TS style and ISO. I prefer ISO to have the whole movie in one file, instead of having to navigate multiple video files like VOBs. Best of all, the Option button on the remote pulls up subtitles, audio, and every other function found on the disc itself. Aios will even pull up a separate SRT subtitle file in the same directory.
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i would like to add a question:could it be possible to install an ebook reader application on the archos 7 to reader ebooks. a program like Microsoft reader of its equivalent?
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You can but as I recall you can only do it through the FireWire port and then when you finalize the disc you can play the movies back on a regular DVD player
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Yes. DVD Architect is a separate app that will work with anything, but integrates smoothly with Vegas.
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I got mine today and it is cool, but some unhappy surprises. I mainly got this for the kids to be able to watch DVD's in the car. However, the DVD plugin doesn't work very well. After several hours of using a 3rd party transfer program I was able to put Ratatouille on the unit and the first chapter doesn't play with sound even though it plays on my PC. The Archos web site says to use Windows Media Player to convert, but it doesn't convert according to MS. My take on Archos is it is a very screwed up company. I had to call tech support 3 times with such problems as I was unable to download plugins after purchase. I got a page not found. Their web site is not friendly with MS Explorer so use Firefox when you register or purchase from the store. The web browser is cool and I am able to watch video from web sites which makes it very neat. I ordered the television attachment so I can transfer my DVD's that way. I just wish they included all this stuff instead of nickle and diming its customers.
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If you can get a file "ripped" you can put it on here. I have six DVDs on my Archos at the moment, in fact.If you're going to take it on the plane with you... get a car/air charger or a large-ish external battery pack you can use to power it. If you get 4 hours of video time, you're doing well... you'll be happier if you can plug into the "under-seat power" receptacle which maybe 1/4 of the seats on an airliner will have.